The Open System Institute

Redesigning Education & Reigniting Democracy | Building a Shared Discipline for Leaders to Co-Create with Communities | Lifting Up Openers Everywhere

[The Open System Institute @TheOpenSystem]

Today is the official launch day of The Open System: Redesigning Education & Reigniting Democracy!

We are grateful to have sold 400+ books before our official release date - please retweet, share, and use the code OPSM23 to purchase a copy today.

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[The Open System Institute @TheOpenSystem]

@Harvard_Ed_Pub @lmascarenaz @doannietran 💥⚡️👍🏽 thank you @Harvard_Ed_Pub - we just did work this week with Superintendents from all over the country! Thanks for amplifying!

[Harvard Education Press @Harvard_Ed_Pub]

THE OPEN SYSTEM by @lmascarenaz and @doannietran is a call to action for school and community leaders to reframe educational institutions as open systems that are adaptable and responsive to the needs of students, families, and communities. Learn more: https://t.co/MDmMEmMqQw

[Hélène Landemore @landemore]

Our last conference of the semester here at @ISPSYale. We will explore the place of the irrational (passions, emotions, identities) in political judgment & #deliberativedemocracy. H/T to @tpenig who is the mastermind behind this.

[The Open System Institute @TheOpenSystem]

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[Harvard Education Press @Harvard_Ed_Pub]

This past year, we published several books on school reform, including DEMOCRACY AND REFORM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS by Saul Rubinstein, Charles Heckscher, and John McCarthy, THE OPEN SYSTEM by @lmascarenaz and @doannietran, and numerous others. See more here: https://t.co/g5KVmoC8gl

[Journal of Deliberative Democracy @delibdemjournal]

'The deliberative project must come to terms with leaders as an inevitable influence within the deliberative system, for better or worse.'

Audrey Angelina Susin & @eordonezp @AthabascaU present their study of leaders' influence on deliberation in 🇳🇿

⬇️ https://t.co/egxqqU3b5a

[Amanda Aragon Bernabe @AmandaRAragon]

What a treat it was to spend time with my friend and colleague, @lmascarenaz!

[The Open System Institute @TheOpenSystem]

Big Announcement: Launching New The Open System Podcast with Stephen Hurley!

Prolific Canadian education podcaster @shfacilitate launches new Open System podcast at voicEd Radio Canada.

Listen on VoiceEd  - Apple Podcasts - Spotify - Spreaker

https://t.co/YkkZP7H4oq

[The Economist US @EconUS]

2024 will be a stressful year for anyone who cares about liberal democracy, predicts our editor-in-chief @zannymb. Read why https://t.co/62Y2oCEtj3 🌐

[Susan Dugle @DugleSusan]

This is a great example of a reciprocal partnership between school and community! #POG #portraitofalearner

[The Open System Institute @TheOpenSystem]

Thank you @ljistprof for this article - at The Open System Institute we agree! Education is our democracy building endeavor and we must work to let others know both are required to be together for our future!

https://t.co/iRKtzzm2Sj

[John Tasioulas @JTasioulas]

The focus on “safety” risks disguising the need for the democratic control of AI. Read our reflections on the AI Safety Summit in a piece co-authored with @landemore and @Nigel_Shadbolt. With thanks to @CarolineEdAG and @Ferreras_Isa https://t.co/vSDqW6CQUn via @ConversationUK

[Journal of Deliberative Democracy @delibdemjournal]

'In theory, sortition should ensure that the selection process fulfils the principles of randomness, representation and equality, but in practice many factors can disturb their implementation.'

Lessons from Europe by @adgasiorowska of @UniWarszawski 🇪🇺

🖇️https://t.co/UyYyWNjiI9

[Future Hindsight @futur_hindsight]

#ICYMI - Hajar Yazdiha, author of The Struggle for the People’s King, joined us this week to discuss the role of collective memory in the myth-making of American exceptionalism.

Tune in wherever you get your podcasts! 🎙🎙

[Harvard Education Press @Harvard_Ed_Pub]

HEP author @Rachel_Lipson recently sat down for an interview with us and discussed takeaways from her new book, AMERICA’S HIDDEN ECONOMIC ENGINES, which she co-edited with Robert B. Schwartz. Watch a clip from this interview here: https://t.co/cwhznU8QWU

[Eri Bertsou @EriBertsou]

Public support for democracy is crucial to prevent backsliding. But existing survey questions focusing on “democracy” may not measure the concept well, as the term “democracy” varies in meaning and may prompt social desirability. polisky 1/4

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

The best way to open people's minds isn't to argue with them. It's to listen to them.

When people feel understood, they become less defensive and more reflective—and develop less extreme, more nuanced views.

Productive disagreements begin with curiosity, not persuasion.